Edited by Nancy Walser and Caroline Chauncey
Scratch the surface of a successful school and you will find a web of interactions that is the root of its success. Who is it that envisions, inspires, cajoles, and rallies all the various players in and around a school toward any improvement goal? Often it’s a superintendent, a principal, a professor, a special teacher, or a parent. In a word, it’s a leader. This latest volume in the
Harvard Education Letter Spotlight Series brings together 20 recent articles that highlight the ways leadership has made a difference in schools.
Whether the topic is teacher collaboration or parent involvement, special education or closing the achievement gap, these stories illustrate how education leaders—including some of the most renowned thinkers in the field—have sought to effect change by bringing best practices to where students are: right in the classroom.
From the Foreword by Michael Fullan:
“Spotlight on Leadership and School Change makes a significant contribution to the movement toward deeper, lasting improvement.…Time and again, the authors furnish new twists on familiar topics and provide fresh and powerful insights about school reform, blending original and critical perspectives with an emphasis on practical results. This compendium of brief and pointed essays is an invaluable resource for anyone working in this complicated field.”
Contributors:
Mitch Bogen, Kathryn Parker Boudett, Karin Chenoweth, Elizabeth A. City, Laura Cooper, Chris Dede, Andreae Downs, Richard F. Elmore, Ronald Ferguson, Thomas Hehir, Richard J. Murnane, Laura Pappano, Robert Rothman, Michael Sadowski, Anand Vaishnav, Nancy Walser
About the Editors:
Nancy Walser and Caroline Chauncey are the editors of the Harvard Education Letter, an award-winning bimonthly newsletter published at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that brings together the latest research and analysis on issues that affect school performance. The Harvard Education Letter received the 2007 award for Best Newsletter from the Association of Educational Publishers.
